I've got a 32" Sony Bravia TV KDL32EX301 when I turn the TV on it comes up with the Sony logo then turns straight back off again. A red light starts flashing it flashes about 18 or so times.
Sony Bravia 32" TV will not turn on????
Originally Posted by moestavern:
“I've got a 32" Sony Bravia TV KDL32EX301 when I turn the TV on it comes up with the Sony logo then turns straight back off again. A red light starts flashing it flashes about 18 or so times.”
“I've got a 32" Sony Bravia TV KDL32EX301 when I turn the TV on it comes up with the Sony logo then turns straight back off again. A red light starts flashing it flashes about 18 or so times.”
Count exactly how many times, it's an error code.
6 lashes appears to be back light error, so a failure of the LCD panel (the most common fault across LCD TV's).
Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin:
“6 lashes appears to be back light error, so a failure of the LCD panel (the most common fault across LCD TV's).”
“6 lashes appears to be back light error, so a failure of the LCD panel (the most common fault across LCD TV's).”
Sorry Nigel but i couldn't read that without thinking of Basil Fawlty thrashing his Austin 1100
6 lashes indeed!
Originally Posted by LCDMAN:
“Sorry Nigel but i couldn't read that without thinking of Basil Fawlty thrashing his Austin 1100 6 lashes indeed!”
“Sorry Nigel but i couldn't read that without thinking of Basil Fawlty thrashing his Austin 1100
6 lashes indeed!”
Sorry - missed the 'f' key - and not to mention 'lashings of ginger beer'
Tried to enter the service menu but with no luck think i'm pressing the wrong buttons. Do you know what I need to press.
Originally Posted by moestavern:
“Tried to enter the service menu but with no luck think i'm pressing the wrong buttons. Do you know what I need to press.”
“Tried to enter the service menu but with no luck think i'm pressing the wrong buttons. Do you know what I need to press.”
If the screen is not working how will you get in the service menu?
The screen is working as the Sony logo comes up then the usual sound it makes then it turns off and starts flashing 6 times.
Originally Posted by moestavern:
“The screen is working as the Sony logo comes up then the usual sound it makes then it turns off and starts flashing 6 times.”
“The screen is working as the Sony logo comes up then the usual sound it makes then it turns off and starts flashing 6 times.”
There's probably nothing you can do except get a Sony specialist to check the set.
The Sony logo may appear momentarily but, as Nigel Goodwin pointed out, the back light may be faulty as indicated by the 6 flashes
Originally Posted by moestavern:
“The screen is working as the Sony logo comes up then the usual sound it makes then it turns off and starts flashing 6 times.”
“The screen is working as the Sony logo comes up then the usual sound it makes then it turns off and starts flashing 6 times.”
If the LED is flashing, then the set has already shut down completely - you can't enter service mode if the set isn't working.
As I said before, looks like it probably needs a new LCD panel.
Originally Posted by moestavern:
“Just got the TV fixed as you said it was the back light that had gone thanks again for your help.”
“Just got the TV fixed as you said it was the back light that had gone thanks again for your help.”
What did they do then?, replace the entire LCD?.
Originally Posted by Blackjack Davy:
“He said backlight, so I assume they just replaced the CFL?”
“He said backlight, so I assume they just replaced the CFL?”
CCFL's aren't usually replaceable - except in a very few cases (with some older Sharp sets being a notable exception).
They 'may' have replaced the inverter, which although part of the LCD panel is sometimes available separately.
Some tv engineers will open up an LCD panel and replace the ccfl tubes (I have done a couple) But it is not a job for the faint hearted, and not without risks of breaking the panel or it's tab connections.
but if the panel is "dud" it sometimes can be worth risking it, if the alternative is to scrap the set.
I keep a box of assorted ccfl tubes recovered from broken screens that I have scrapped for this purpose.
but if the panel is "dud" it sometimes can be worth risking it, if the alternative is to scrap the set.
I keep a box of assorted ccfl tubes recovered from broken screens that I have scrapped for this purpose.
Originally Posted by ProDave:
“Some tv engineers will open up an LCD panel and replace the ccfl tubes (I have done a couple) But it is not a job for the faint hearted, and not without risks of breaking the panel or it's tab connections.
but if the panel is "dud" it sometimes can be worth risking it, if the alternative is to scrap the set.
I keep a box of assorted ccfl tubes recovered from broken screens that I have scrapped for this purpose.”
“Some tv engineers will open up an LCD panel and replace the ccfl tubes (I have done a couple) But it is not a job for the faint hearted, and not without risks of breaking the panel or it's tab connections.
but if the panel is "dud" it sometimes can be worth risking it, if the alternative is to scrap the set.
I keep a box of assorted ccfl tubes recovered from broken screens that I have scrapped for this purpose.”
I took a small (22 inch) scrap Samsung panel to pieces the other week, because I had identified the fault as one of the CCFL's - purely as a matter of personal interest, and to see if it might 'just' be a poor connection or something (I have seen burnt connections inside LCD panels).
It took a LOT of getting to pieces, and I was shocked to find that it was edge-lit (from top and bottom) with two incredibly thin tubes side by side - so instead of the normal multiple diffuser sheets, there was a solid piece of plastic about a quarter cm thick (making the tubes about 1/8cm thick).
As far as I know from what the guy said they just replaced the tube going along the back of the TV it cost me £86 from a local company. Currys wanted to Charge me £95 to look at it and then what ever the parts cost.
Originally Posted by moestavern:
“As far as I know from what the guy said they just replaced the tube going along the back of the TV it cost me £86 from a local company. Currys wanted to Charge me £95 to look at it and then what ever the parts cost.”
“As far as I know from what the guy said they just replaced the tube going along the back of the TV it cost me £86 from a local company. Currys wanted to Charge me £95 to look at it and then what ever the parts cost.”
£86 was an absolute bargain
They certainly haven't replaced the LCD panel for that, and I'm impressed if they replaced a CCFL tune inside the panel.
